Obesity Treatment Service

Obesity, or over weight, is a serious health threat for both men women in all phases of life.  Today, the occurrence of obesity has grown significantly and is considered to be a major cause of various diseases and health disorders. Both men and women today are facing lot of obesity issues because of the changing lifestyle and work profile but women are more prone to serious concerns when it comes to the consequences of obesity.

The trend of eating and enjoying food has shifted to rich and modern day dietary habits that often lead to accumulation of fats in the body. The fatty tissues of the abdomen often leads to hypertension, urinary tract infections, toxaemia, and various other physical disorders including reproductive disorders. It is also associated with various birth defects like non-neural tube defects, ventral wall defects, intestinal defects and other physical and neurological defects.

When it comes to obesity management, Ayurveda best defines the approach and concept. Ayurveda defines this health disorder as Medarog reported due to the aggravation of kapha dosha in the body. The aggravation further leads to blockage of the srotas or channels responsible for seamless formation, functioning, and nourishment of all seven dhatus or tissues of human body. The seven tissues of our body that comprises blood, fat, nutritive fluids, muscles, bones, marrows, and reproductive tissues.

There are various causative factors leading to obesity. All the causative factors in accordance to Ayurveda are classified under four categories:

• Aharatmaka Nidana: These are factors due to the occurrence of diabetes
• Viharatmaka Nidana: These are the causative factors due to regimonal causes
• Manasa Nidana: These are the psychological factors
• Anya Nidana: These are the other miscellaneous factors that do not fall under the above three categories.

However, in general if we talk the most common causes include:

• Improper dietary habits
• Behavioral changes
• Hormonal changes
• Genetic factors
• Smoking and
  
• Aging factor
• Lack of physical exercise
• Emotional disturbances
• Inadequate sleep
• Excessive use of medications and steroids

Symptoms of Obesity

The known symptoms associated with the occurrence of obesity are as follows:

• Breathlessness
• Increased sweating
• Snoring
• Reduced will power and stamina
• Pain in the joints
• Low self-esteem
• Rejection and ignorance
• Heart failures
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Sleep problems
• Gallstones

Obesity treatment in Ayurveda focuses on creating a balance of Kappha dosha by cutting down the consumption of foods that causes the aggravation. Further to that, the all the Medovahi channels where all the toxins accumulate are cleansed using herbal remedies to shed down extra weight. Some of the most common herbs used for the purpose include: